Samuel Smiles:

Memoir of John Murray

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George Jeffreys, first baron Jeffreys (1645-1689)

Known as the “hanging judge,” he was chief justice of king's bench (1683-1685) in which capacity he presided over the trial of Algernon Sidney and the Rye House plotters; he died in the Tower of London. Known as the “hanging judge,” he was chief justice of king's bench (1683-1685) in which capacity he presided over the trial of Algernon Sidney and the Rye House plotters; he died in the Tower of London.